Media Release

During the week of August 10, 2010, through August 15, 2010, Big Island police arrested 36 motorists for drunk driving. Nine of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 956 DUI arrests compared with 860 during the same period last year, an increase of 11.2 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

DUI Arrests by District

District

Weekly Total

Year to Date

Hāmākua

0

6

North Hilo

0

2

South Hilo

7

337

Puna

10

98

Ka’Å«

1

41

Kona

15

397

South Kohala

3

67

North Kohala

0

8

Island Total

36

956

There have been 842 major accidents so far this year compared with 997 during the same period last year, a decrease of 15.5 percent.

So far this year, there were 20 traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 13 during the same period last year, an increase of 53.8 percent.